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Abstract

BLAND, HealthComm International, Inc, Harbor, Washington USA reviews (72 references) how the ageing populations healthcare demands can be met by promoting healthy ageing.

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References

Bland JS. The use of complementary medicine for healthy aging. Altern Ther Health Med 4(4): 42-8 Jul 1998.

Comment

This is indeed a tall order! The almost insurmountable problems that we will all face in the next 20 years or so are almost unimaginable, given that people are living much longer, and that many elderly people have significant health problems. Despite all the high-tech developments that are forecasted to occur, such as the growth of replacement body parts, genetic engineering to tackle severe diseases such as cancer, I dont think that these will have much impact upon those of us already adults now. The demographics confound my comprehension. We will be living in a mass population of aged people, with fewer young people than elderly. The equation doesn't fit, unless we suddenly start producing more young people, or unless the numbers of elderly people who remain alive dont mushroom as projected. Dr Jeffrey Bland is a giant in the field of nutritional medicine; each of the components alluded to in Dr Blands programme is a universe in itself, especially such wonderfully enigmatic and difficult to obtain aspects such as purposeful living, environmental adjustment, promotion of structural integrity and the normalisation of intercellular communication. I sincerely hope that this will be all sorted out by the time I reach 65.